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Articles 23021 through 23120 of 27558:
- Labour Of Mistrust (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 21, 2001)
IT is now out in the open, the growing bitterness between the BJP-led NDA government and the RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh. It was on full view on the first day of the two-day Indian Labour Conference on Friday.
- Question Of India’s Food Security (Tribune, Joginder Singh, May 21, 2001)
FOOD is the basic necessity of life, the shortage of which can have serious socio-economic and political repercussions on the country.
- Hanging Files (Times of India, Chinmay Kumar Hota, May 21, 2001)
ON our way to Simlipal forests we had to drop in at the local police station to collect the entry tickets. The officer-in-charge had been asked by our host, Dillip, the district superintendent of police, to keep them ready for us.
- Kashmir Agenda (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 21, 2001)
A motivated section has sought to create the impression that a clueless Centre is meandering into yet another extension of the "ceasefire" in Jammu and Kashmir only because it has no alternative.
- Appointment Of Election Commissioners (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, May 21, 2001)
The independence and integrity of the Election Commission are of paramount importance for ensuring a free and fair election.
- Can The Commonwealth Become More Responsive? (Hindu, Garimella Subramaniam, May 21, 2001)
When the Commonwealth heads of government meet in Brisbane, Australia in October to consider how to make the body relevant to the new millennium.
- The Wonder Drug That Wasn't (Hindu, C. V. Krishnaswami, May 21, 2001)
Diabetes mellitus (the adult-type or Type 2) is indeed common in our country with an age standardised prevalence of about: 2.55 per cent for all ages.
- V. P. Singh's Second Coming (Hindu, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 21, 2001)
IN 1995, Mr. V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, announced that he was withdrawing from active politics for five years.
- The Grand Bargain At Agra (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, May 21, 2001)
WHAT WOULD it take to call the Indo-Pakistan talks at Agra a success? Depending on your perspective, the answer could be very little or a lot.
- Primary Market May Be Hit As Corporates Shift To Overseas Listings (The Financial Express, Jai Kumar N.R, May 21, 2001)
Primary market investors may face a dearth of good quality papers as large corporates are increasingly heading towards overseas capital markets.
- For That Precious Drop Of Water (Business Line, B. N. Kulkarni, May 21, 2001)
ROBERT CLARKE, in the preface to his book, Water, the International Crisis aptly states:
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 21, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
- Light And Dust (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 21, 2001)
The US president's energy plan released recently has, expectedly, generated a heated debate.
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 21, 2001)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Tamil Nadu's Economic Agenda -- Time For `Power'ful Decisions (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , May 21, 2001)
THE AIADMK is back in power in Tamil Nadu and Ms Jayalalitha has assumed charge as Chief Minister. When she gets down to business in the next few days, she will realise that she has a heavy agenda ahead of her as far as the State's finances are concerned.
- `New Bjp' And `New Left' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 21, 2001)
EVERYONE seems to be talking about a `new' this party or `new' that party these days.
- Palmed Off? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 21, 2001)
THE MUCH-HYPED visit of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to Malaysia seems to have achieved little by way of positive result on the political agenda.
- Vision 2020 -- Lure Small Enterprise To The Villages (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 21, 2001)
OUR maid in Delhi is illiterate but hardworking. Her services do not come cheap.
- Price Of Power (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 21, 2001)
THE DABHOL Power Company has put the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, the government of Maharashtra and the central government on notice by asking for a termination of its power purchase agreement with the Maharashtra utility.
- Brand Antipathies Reflect A Pre-Reform Mind Set (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, May 21, 2001)
THERE is now a litany for corporate reform and restructuring to make a company more competitive.
- Call His Bluff (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 21, 2001)
IF reports are to be believed, the government has once again succumbed to political blackmail.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 21, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , May 21, 2001)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, May 21, 2001)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- Knowledge Society (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 21, 2001)
IN A knowledge society decisions should be made where the knowledge is, not where the hierarchy decides power lies.
- An Approach To The Tenth Plan (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 21, 2001)
THE Draft Approach Paper on the Tenth Plan (2002-07) has been released for public discussion.
- The Folly Of Comparing Chalk And Cheese (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, May 21, 2001)
THE US Fed has done it again. For the fifth time in as many months, it has cut interest rates, bringing the Fed rate (the rate at which banks lend to each other in the overnight market) down to 4.0 per cent — the lowest in the past six years.
- Why The Slowdown? (The Economic Times, Rama Bijapurkar, May 21, 2001)
THE CONSUMER goods slowdown has been a major topic of discussion, as corporate results have rolled out. It is now official.
- Cafe Tendulkar (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 21, 2001)
SOON, you can eat and drink cricket going by the news that WorldTel is working on a deal to open a chain of eateries named `Tendulkar’s’ in all cricket-playing countries.
- Out Of Control (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
Extremist voices on both sides are gaining strength as violence rages in West Asia, says KESAVA MENON.
- Opium, The New Religion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
The economic and social crisis ensuing from the collapse of the Soviet Union has pushed many to seek solace in drugs. VLADIMIR RADYUHIN on Russia's scourge.
- Calibre As Promotion Criterion (Tribune, Lal Chand Jaswal, May 20, 2001)
LIEUT-GEN Harwant Singh (retd) has stated that artillery officers should not be included in the category of “general cadre officers” since the arm they belong to does not qualify to be called the “fighting arm”.
- Blind Confidence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 20, 2001)
It is good to see confidence. The chief minister of West Bengal has it in abundance.
- Opium, The New Religion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
The economic and social crisis ensuing from the collapse of the Soviet Union has pushed many to seek solace in drugs. VLADIMIR RADYUHIN on Russia's scourge.
- Assam’s Lost Decade (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 20, 2001)
Any journalist of my vintage would have paid his dues somewhere in the course of a long career. I believe I paid mine as a reporter for this newspaper covering internal strife in the troubled eighties, more in the Northeast than in Bhindranwale’s Punjab.
- Scorched Earth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
For the third year running, over three crore people in 30,000 villages of Rajasthan are battling drought. Sunny Sebastian reports.
- Wheels Of Injustice (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 20, 2001)
It is not merely that a chief minister went on the rampage on the weekend in Tamil Nadu.
- Prickly Issue (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 20, 2001)
THE LABOUR minister, Satyanarayan Jatiya’s statement that workers must `change with the times’ is a welcome recognition of the need to move forward on labour reform.
- Terms Of Engagement (Times of India, B. S. Malik, May 20, 2001)
POST-KARGIL, many people were of the opinion that general Pervez Musharraf was a brilliant tactician but not a good strategist.
- Relevance Of Bush’s Religious Card (Tribune, P. Raman , May 20, 2001)
GEORGE BUSH’S plans to transfer huge federal funds for social programmes and relief to religious institutions on a regular basis have run into trouble.
- Moderation Is The Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
The Basque voters have made it plain: they do not favour ETA's terror campaign nor do they approve of the Spanish Government's no-dialogue stand, writes VAIJU NARAVANE.
- Small Step To Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 20, 2001)
The tremendous attention that the forthcoming Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Pervez Musharraf summit meeting has attracted is reflective of the growing constituency for peace in India and Pakistan.
- How Not To ‘Maintain’ Separated Wife And Kids (Tribune, S. S. Beniwal, May 20, 2001)
THE decision of the Central Cabinet to abolish the maximum limit of Rs 500 for the quantum of maintenance allowance payable to the wife and children of a separated husband was long overdue.
- Chennai Crisis – Part Ii (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 20, 2001)
THE Centre has exercised its softest option in the unnerving Tamil Nadu problem: to recall Governor Fathima Beevi.
- Not So Kind Hearts And Coronets (Telegraph, David Cannadine, May 20, 2001)
The British Empire, David Cannadine argues in his new book, “was first and foremost a class act.”
- Labour Not Lost (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 20, 2001)
WHO can deny that India’s labour laws are a mess, and that the government must act fast to clean it up.
- Never Say ‘Nebhar’ On A Sunday (The Economic Times, Raghu Krishnan, May 20, 2001)
IT WAS Judgment Sunday. The results of elections in four states with a cumulative population of 200 million people were being broadcast and telecast.
- Kaliyuga Has A Silver Lining (Times of India, PARMARTHI RAINA, May 20, 2001)
ACCORDING to Vedic scriptures, we are now living in the kaliyuga, the age of Kali.
- Sound Advice (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 20, 2001)
THE RESERVE Bank of India’s advisory group on bankruptcy law has addressed one of the most crucial issues stalling the reform process: the lack of a coherent bankruptcy law.
- Artificial Respiration Made Easy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 20, 2001)
An Indian scientist has developed a device which makes the process of providing artificial respiration to critically ill and comatose patients almost risk free, simple and accurate.
- Artillery As A Fighting Arm (Tribune, Avinash Prem, May 20, 2001)
AT this crucial juncture where the line between conventional warfare and nuclear conflagration is blurred.
- In An Era Of Deregulation, Enron Corp Woos Us Law-Makers More Than Ever (Indian Express, Bob Davis, May 20, 2001)
Washington: Every energy executive in America would have liked a half-hour with Vice President Dick Cheney as he fashioned the Bush administration’s national energy programme. Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay got it.
- Rebel Child In Mahathir’s Malaysia (Indian Express, Bhavana Vij, May 20, 2001)
Kuala Lumpur: Nobody would ever guess that she is the Prime Minister’s daughter. There are no security personnel hovering around. She drives her own car and talks about sex and condoms.
- India’s Food Revolution (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, May 20, 2001)
M.S. Banga, chairman, Hindustan Lever Limited, delivered a talk titled “Food Revolution.
- Vision Inc (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 20, 2001)
In a recent speech at Wharton University (which we excerpted on June 20), Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy spoke of how his company followed a lofty vision, ``something larger than ourselves''.
- India’s Children: A Report Card With Red Marks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 20, 2001)
Children: Health delivery systems still poor in rural areas, polio only bright spot.
- Crowding Out, Courtesy Aphc (Hindu, Sajid Gani Lone, May 20, 2001)
THE SIMULTANEOUS announcement of the withdrawal of the ceasefire and the invitation to General Musharraf from Mr. Vajpayee has established an unequivocal relationship between the Kashmir issue and Pakistan.
- Pizza Coalition (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 19, 2001)
Amintore Fanfani, former Prime Minister of Italy, once said: “A coalition is like a marriage in which jealousy is greater than love.”
- ‘I’m Not Aware Of Any Proposal To Merge Tmc With Cong’ (Indian Express, Jayanti Natarajan, May 19, 2001)
With G.K. Moopanar spending more time in Chennai and P. Chidambaram expelled from the party, Jayanti Natarajan is now perhaps the best known Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) leader at the national level.
- Yoga Helps Leverage Your Personality (Times of India, R. Venkatesan, May 19, 2001)
A whole body of research indicates that the damage stress inflicts on the body is not restricted to only ulcers and heart disease, but also extends to the loss of immune function and memory.
- Media Arm-Twisting: Ominous Portents (Tribune, P. Raman , May 19, 2001)
“TODAY, the newspaper world is gripped by an unarticulated fear - the fear of consequences that can follow non-conformist writing. New Delhi is always willing to use its arm-twisting skills against the press barons to fix the newspapers...
- Tehelka: Army Shows The Way (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 19, 2001)
Depend on the Army to move at a double-quick pace! It has wrapped up the Court of Inquiry (CoI) in the infamous Armsgate case in two months and has found six officers prima facie guilty of corruption and misconduct.
- Mainland China Investments Concern Taiwan (The Financial Express, Jason Dean, May 19, 2001)
The global economic slowdown is stoking heated debate in Taiwan over one of its most fundamental economic dilemmas: how to handle business ties with China.
- An Army Of Monks? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 19, 2001)
The Sri Lankan Government is promoting a recruitment drive to increase the ranks of the Buddhist clergy.
- Pragmatism Pays (Times of India, V. V. Ramanan, May 19, 2001)
THE last I visited China was in 1986, in the early days of liberalisation. Now, thanks to a business assignment, I could see for myself the dramatic changes of the last decade.
- Putting Highway Projects On Fast Track (The Economic Times, K. K. Kapila, May 19, 2001)
TRANSPORT infrastructure and services are vital for economic development, as they affect the growth and efficiency of all sectors of the economy.
- On Making The Indian Federation Market Friendly (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2001)
IS THE federal system of government `market friendly’? The answer in the Indian context is both `yes’ and `no’.
- Ice For Rural Development (The Economic Times, N. Vittal, May 19, 2001)
IF THE year 2000 saw the hype about the information technology and in particular the ICE — Information Technology, Communication and Entertainment — stocks, this year has seen the melting of the ICE.
- Prickly Issue (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2001)
THE LABOUR minister, Satyanarayan Jatiya’s statement that workers must `change with the times’ is a welcome recognition of the need to move forward on labour reform.
- Sound Advice (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2001)
THE RESERVE Bank of India’s advisory group on bankruptcy law has addressed one of the most crucial issues stalling the reform process: the lack of a coherent bankruptcy law.
- The Race Has Just Begun (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 19, 2001)
In Australia, the opposition Labour Party has the edge now but the ruling coalition could gain ground as the poll date nears. Amit Baruah reports.
- Private Initiatives (The Economic Times, Vishal Nathany, May 19, 2001)
NARAYANA Murthy has made a moral case for software companies to pay taxes like everyone else does, since society at large is the ultimate beneficiary.
- Us Missile Defence Plan (Tribune, R. S. Bedi, May 19, 2001)
IN a major policy speech on May 1, President Bush unveiled his National Missile Defence strategy at National University, Washington. In that he presented a fait accompli to rest of the world.
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 19, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
- The Loc & Kashmir (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, May 19, 2001)
WHILE THERE might be a significant body of opinion in Pakistan especially among the establishment in favour of continuing the status quo in Kashmir.
- Us And India: Tale Of Two Macro-Economies -- I (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , May 19, 2001)
AMONG large economies, the US is the most developed, while India is probably the least developed.
- Heading For A Crunch (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 19, 2001)
GOVERNMENT finances have entered the zone of anaemic paleness. Tax collection is dipping, expenditure is soaring, disinvestment is a non-starter and borrowing in the first two months has already crossed the halfway target.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 19, 2001)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 19, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- After The Polls (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 19, 2001)
SO NOW the elections are over and the results are there for all the world to see -- and think about. Except for West Bengal, the point can perhaps be made that the Congress(I) has emerged the winner, so to speak.
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